CBP Processed Over 2.8 Million Entry Summaries in November
CBP processed more than 2.8 million entry summaries valued at more than $283 billion in November, with duties estimated at nearly $6.97 billion, the agency said Dec. 19 in a monthly update.
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Of the transportation modes, maritime transport accounted for 41% of total import value, followed by air, truck and rail, CBP said.
CBP also continued actions to prevent goods from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region from entering the U.S., with the agency stopping 669 shipments valued at more than $15.5 million for further examination for potential forced labor violations. These goods may be subject to a Withhold Release Order, Forced Labor Finding or the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act’s rebuttable presumption, and prohibited importation into the United States, CBP said.
In addition to forced labor actions, CBP seized 1,532 shipments suspected of containing counterfeit goods. These suspected counterfeit goods were valued at more than $164 million, if genuine, according to CBP.
“Criminal groups are exploiting the explosive growth of e-commerce to sell illicit products and drugs, including fentanyl, through online platforms,” CBP said. The agency noted that it “is working with DHS to move the 21st Century Customs Framework statutory package through an interagency review process in order to improve CBP’s ability to interdict these illicit products. At the same time, CBP is working with Department of Treasury to ensure the de minimis regulatory package enters interagency review.”
CBP said its audits in November identified $10.5 million in duties and fees owned to the U.S. government because of improperly declared goods. Of this amount, over $1.2 million came from previous fiscal years' assignments.
In addition to these duty amounts, CBP said it issued 6,661 emergency action notifications for restricted and prohibited plant and animal products entering the U.S.
CBP also noted that during the month, agents seized 1,314 pounds of fentanyl, while seizures of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, and marijuana (combined, by weight) increased 3.6% from October.
Among November’s seizures were 66 packages of methamphetamines hiding inside a tractor trailer hauling crushed marble stone and 400 pounds of methamphetamines valued at $3.7 million at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo on Nov. 25 during a secondary examination that included the use of canines and CBP’s non-intrusive inspection technology, CBP said.